Re: [Phys-L] Alternate Spacetime Diagram [was Trial balloon]

["Bob Sciamanda" <treborsci@verizon.net>]

Thanks, Jeffrey.  I guess it's not such a crazy idea after all.  I shall 
order that book.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jeffrey Schnick
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 4:20 PM
To: Phys-L@Phys-L.org
Subject: [Phys-L] Alternate Spacetime Diagram [was Trial balloon]

This is the kind of spacetime diagram used by Lewis Carol Epstein throughout 
his book, Relativity Visualized.
See , 
<http://www.amazon.com/Relativity-Visualized-Lewis-Carroll-Epstein/dp/093521805X>.
I find it useful.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phys-l [mailto:phys-l-bounces@www.phys-l.org] On Behalf Of Bob
> Sciamanda
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 3:32 PM
> To: PHYS-L
> Cc: Bob Sciamanda
> Subject: [Phys-L] Trial balloon
>
> I am playing with an idea about an alternate way of graphing a particle’s
> world line -  in a “mixed” space time, using laboratory space coordinates 
> but
> the particle’s proper time coordinate.  I would appreciate any comments on 
> a
> beginning draft of the idea ==> www.sciamanda.com/rel.pdf .
>
> Bob Sciamanda
> Physics, Edinboro Univ of PA (Em)
> treborsci@verizon.net
> www.sciamanda.com
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